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My hometown is hosting the 2007 College Basketball Invitational for Division II boys basketball players. Some photos from tonights games:
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John I just made myself laugh (almost out loud) as I opened this without seeing who started the thread (only just woken up) and thought cool there is a new shooter creating lovely clean indoor sports shot and then realised it was you OOPS!!!!
Nice work and really like 1st, 3rd and the facial expressions in the 3rd from last. |
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Thanks Mark.
The guy in shot #3 is only 5'5" - but he can move! |
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To me these are amazing shots. Forgive me if this sort of question belongs in another forum, but how do you get indoor action shots that are both bright and clear? Is is correct equipment or skill, or both. ( I am new to slr; I shoot a nikon d80). Once again, great pictures.
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jcdotcalm wrote:
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getting bright, clear images and sharp is a combination of factors. 1. Right equipment - it's essential. You've got a great camera body for high ISO performance. The key is to pair it with a good enough lens - for indoor action that usually means a prime lens. Nikon makes an 85mm 1.8 also I believe - and I think a stellar 1.4. 2. Correct exposure in-camera. this is a key component. I'm not infinitely familiar with Nikon metering, but in Canon the metering is geared towards protecting highlights. So, if I were shooting players in white jerseys, the camera would meter for about 1 full stop faster - so the pictures would be underexposed. In this instance the black jereseys could cause over-exposure. The key is to expose for FACES not uniforms. Which means you should use a manual exposure. 3. Sharpness will come with good technique (and the good equipment) 4. Proper noise reduction. Lets face it at ISO 1600 you're going to have noise. The key is to use the proper amount of noise reduction software - don't use too much. |
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Thank you for the advice. For a beginner like me, it is very much appreciated.
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John, if you don't mind, I'd like to know what some of the settings were for these shots. Also, I imagine that you used a fairly low f stop, and yet so much of the shot (the players that is) is in focus. Yesterday I bought a Nikon f 1.8 50 mm for this type of shot, but when I go to a low f stop the dof is so small that I have trouble getting a good result on a moving subject. Your shots are quite unbelievable.
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OK,
I checked with the moderators - there was a major system problem a week or so ago and a number of threads were lost - the basketball tips thread was one of them. So, here's a brief run down of things:
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John, thanks for all of your help. I'll try to put all of that into practice.
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